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Wednesday 18, 6 pm at Sra’Art (Sotheros Blvd), a double artists talk by Khun Kolkateka and Arjay Stevens as part of the exhibition Apsaras & Legends of Cambodia.
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This month’s meeting of the Literati Society of Phnom Penh will be held on Wednesday 18 from 7 pm at Villa Grange, #5, St. 244. A variety of readers will participate.
Thursday 19, from 6 pm, Sa Sa Art Projects presents a workshop: Exploring Surrealism and Architecture Roofs, facilitated by research artist, creator and speculative designer Opoku Mensah. “We look for committed and imaginative participants who are ready to play and extend their knowledge while collaboration with purpose.”
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On Saturday 21, from 11 am at Art Bar, an art therapy workshop with psychology practitioner Rumman Khan. “Most adults stop being playful with art materials and instead think they need to be artists. But here the participants will have an opportunity to relax and be playful with art in a non-judgemental environment. The workshop will contain two qrt activities and we will provide a variety of art materials to give you creative freedom.”
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On Sunday 22, from 6.30 pm, a public performance of performance poetry and live painting at Futures Factory: “the result of three days workshop of creative writing, poetry performance and improvisation. Live painting by the Cambodian artist Kwan. The Swedish poets Mauritz Tistelö, Louise Halvardsson and Anna Mattsson will perform together with Cambodian poets and writers.
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Every Monday, from 7.30 pm, Drink and Draw at Cloud – $4 for two hours with a life model in multiple poses.
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Every Monday, 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm, Drink and Draw at La Kh’Mère Poulart, Siem Reap.
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Currently at Bophana Center, the photographic exhibition My Voice My Rights organised by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR). “The exhibition features the profiles of 15 Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and LGBTIQ activists and highlights the challenges faced by these individuals to raise public awareness and to support their advocacy.” Until 31 December.
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At The Plantation until 14 February, an exhibition by Thai painter Attasit POKPONG. Selected works from Thai oil painters Natthiwut PHUANGPHI and Dusit PIMCHANGTONG are also be featured.
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For a more rock’n’roll view of Phnom Penh and the wider Cambodian music scene, please check out our sister publication lengpleng.com, the long running live music gig guide.
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In brief: new and returning…
Wednesday 18, 6 pm at Sra’Art (Sotheros Blvd), an artists talk by Khun Kolkateka and Arjay Stevens as part of the exhibition Apsaras & Legends of Cambodia.
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Wednesday 18 from 7 pm at Villa Grange, this month’s meeting of the Literati Society of Phnom Penh.
Thursday 19, 6 pm, Sa Sa Art Projects presents a workshop: Exploring Surrealism and Architecture Roofs, facilitated by research artist, creator and speculative designer Opoku Mensah.
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Saturday 21, from 11 am at Art Bar, an art therapy workshop with psychology practitioner Rumman Khan.
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Sunday 22, 6.30 pm, a public performance of performance poetry and live painting at Futures Factory featuring Cambodian artist Kwan, Swedish poets Mauritz Tistelö, Louise Halvardsson and Anna Mattsson and Cambodian poets and writers.
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Every Monday, from 7.30 pm, Drink and Draw at Cloud – $4 for two hours with a life model in multiple poses.
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Every Monday, 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm, Drink and Draw at La Kh’Mère Poulart, Siem Reap.
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Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others
Exhibitions:
At Bophana Center, the photographic exhibition My Voice My Rights organised by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR). “The exhibition features the profiles of 15 Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and LGBTIQ activists and highlights the challenges faced by these individuals to raise public awareness and to support their advocacy.” Until 31 December.
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At The Plantation until 14 February, an exhibition by Thai painter Attasit POKPONG. Selected works from Thai oil painters Natthiwut PHUANGPHI and Dusit PIMCHANGTONG are also be featured.
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At Sra’Art (Sothearos Blvd), Apsaras and legends of Cambodia, a tribute to HRH Norodom Buppha Devi, with photographs by Arjay Stevens and paintings by Khun Kolkateka inspired not only by the Princess but by all legends of Cambodia. “The photos will present a parallel between apsara dancers and the old sculptures of the Chenla era.”
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At the French Institute, a shared exhibition, Light and Life, featuring works by Philong Sovan and Clement Driend, both trained at the National School Louis Lumiere in Paris. “They share a similar approach in the way they work by staging reality: spectacular projections for French artist Clement Briend, dramatisation of night scenes for Cambodian artist Philong Sovan.”
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TorTim Art Gallery & Café presents a group exhibition Message in Mind showcasing feminist photography. “Message in Mind presents new works by ten young female artists who are interested in photography by creating their own scenes of experiences, exploring the issues that they encountered and experienced in their families, including observation of what happened to women in general and women of impact in Cambodian society today.” Until 31 December.
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Mirage Contemporary Art Space in Siem Reap, celebrating their third anniversary, host the Our Village by documentary photographer Roun Ry. “The Artist will deliver a talk on January 18, 2020 and in February MIRAGE Contemporary Art Space will present a free photography workshop with photographer Serey Siv, co-founder and director.”
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At Bong the Gallery, Dark Matter, an exhibition featuring works by Douglas Victor, textured and abstract paintings on canvas. “Dark matter, a component of the universe whose presence is discerned from its gravitational attraction rather than its luminosity,and we don’t know its nature yet. Currently many experiments around the world are searching for dark matter and we hope that in the near future we will solve the mystery of dark matter and understand its properties.”
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At House of Scott, Standing Rubble, an exhibition by Rena Chheang in collaboration with Limhay Chhum showcasing Phnom Penh in two contrasting points of view: characteristic colonial buildings and complex futuristic representations.
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At TRIBE Cambodia in Siem Reap, The Space Between, the debut solo exhibition of linocuts by Morn Chear, presented by Open Studio Cambodia. “Drawn free-hand and then meticulously chiseled, Morn’s images playfully depict everyday scenes from his personal life: his wife washes the laundry by hand, a dog takes a nap in the alley, fish grill on a small barbecue, he rides his motorbike into the distance.”
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At Batia Sarem in Siem Reap, How do I look?, an exhibition of portraits by photographer Sovan Philong “Sovan Philong will show an intense series based on portraits in our gallery in Siem Reap. As in all his works, Philong uses light to renew the portrait genre and therefore the way one can really look at people and reveal their true self.”
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At Java Independence, the exhibition The dead eye and the deep blue sea, featuring artwork from a graphic memoir by Vannak Anan Prum. “The drawings are selected from the book, a graphic novel that tells his incredible story of surviving slavery in the regional fishing and agricultural industries. Vannak is a self-taught artist and his illustrative skills allowed him to gain favor with other people he was forced to live and work with by giving them tattoos. More importantly, thanks to his photographic memory he was able to draw his experiences in detail when he arrived home four years later. At first, he made the drawings to offer proof to his family in the only way he could. Later he decided to share his story publicly, leading to the publication of the graphic novel, further exposing the harsh realities of modern-day slavery.”
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KBach ArtSpace at Factory Phnom Penh, as part of their KBach Arts Competition 2019, are showing finalists in last year’s competition and a judges’ gallery as well as their regular collection.
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At the Kampot Art Gallery, Kampot: The Changing Landscape. “Neak Sophal and Kong Vollak have created a unique exhibition looking at Kampot and the impact of past, present and future.”
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Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2014. Now exhibiting in two McDermott Galleries located at FCC Angkor and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
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Dance:
New Cambodian Artists in Siem Reap present weekly performances of contemporary dance every Saturday.
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Every Thursday and Friday, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, the dance company Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents performances of Cambodian dance. “Featuring a stellar cast dressed in fanciful costumes, The Lives of Giants is a contemporary meditation on bullying, cycles of violence, and the responsibilities of wielding power.” Tickets $18.
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Saturdays and Sundays, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA present performances of Vajramala – Spirit of Khmer Dance. Tickets $25.
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Dance Academy Cambodia has a wide range of dance classes through the week at Urban Tower, 5th Floor, #20 Street 51 (opposite Blue Dog, near The Place).
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The Traditional Dance Show, presented by Cambodian Living Arts, takes place at the National Museum stage. The hour-long performance showcases classical and folk dances from across Cambodia, including the famous Apsara. Every night Monday-Saturday (October-April) and every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (May to September).
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Every Monday Dance Flow, an improvisation and partnering workshop led by Eric Ellul at Nataraj Yoga, #52 St. 302. Donation-based sessions, 6.30 – 8.15 pm.
Other:
The Kok Thlok arts organisation is presenting twice weekly shadow puppet and Khmer theatre performances at the National Library, St 61, every Friday and Sunday at 6.30 pm. Kok Thlok are offering a membership card, with an annual fee of $30, that provides unlimited access (including for family members or two friends) to the rolling programme planned over the next four years to present the 24 forms of traditional theatre.
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N o w h e r e Gallery presents frequent workshops such as Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Bookbinding for beginners and Brush lettering for beginners. Bookings always essential, spaces limited. Mostly Saturdays and Sundays although occasionally midweek.
The theatrical group the Francophone Troupe of Phnom Penh is holding a theatre workshops at 6.30 pm every Wednesday at Restaurant 63 Bassac, on St 308. Sessions are in French but perfect French is not required. $10/session (2 hours).
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Every Saturday at 5 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Saturday. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
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Most Sundays (and occasionally Saturdays) Khmer Architecture Tours presents a range of the architectural wonders of Phnom Penh. 8.30 am start, reservations essential.
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Performing arts courses at Brighton International School (#79 street 310) for ages 4 – 6 and 7 – 11 – singing, dancing, acting, every Saturday.
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Art programmes for children from three years old and up is now underway at Ocarina School led by a certified art teacher, Océane. “Ocarina is the first and only French-speaking activities center offering French standard after-school music and art curriculums for children from 6 months to 17 years old.”
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A weekly gathering on Thursday night at Number 26 Art Shop Gallery on St 118, just off the riverside, 7 pm – 10 pm, with monthly changes of exhibitions, a place to exchange ideas.
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